[sf-lug] Any book suggeswtions for someone who wants to learn how to install & maintain Linux?

[jim]

   the differences between the GUI presented 
by windows, mac, linux... for everyday user 
tasks is so nearly the same that there's no 
significant adjustment for those who know a 
bit about the underlying software, which i'm 
guessing you clearly do. 
   the common linux distros are pretty much 
foolproof in their installation, including 
giving you a multi-boot system. be warned in 
the case of laptops and their wifi capabilities: 
use a "live cd" before you install. for that 
matter use a live cd in general. if you come 
to a meeting (monday 20091221 sf-lug meets at 
the cafe enchante on geary at 26th from 6 PM 
to 8 PM or so), someone is likely to have a 
"live cd" to give you: i will if you give me 
advance notice so i remember. 
   don't bother with books until after you've 
got some way to play with linux, really: if 
you don't allow yourself to get linux until 
after you've read a bit, you're likely never 
to get linux--you'll have died of boredom first. 
jim 



On Mon, 2009-12-14 at 13:59 -0800, Anthony Faber wrote:
> I started out in the DOS days, and can usually muddle through stuff on
> Windows machines, but I want to move to Linux and want to read a few
> books so I know what I'm getting into and what to look for when
> various things go wrong.
> 
> 
> 
> Anthony Faber
> 
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